About Rajkot Municipal Corporation
(RMC)

Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) is a local government committed to provide basic
infrastructure facilities including entertainment facilities to the people of the
city. RMC is very well known for the managing the city by using private sector participation
as well as introduction of innovative mechanism in management to serve people efficiently.
City has prepared different plans for improving services and to nullify gap between
services and demands.

About Rajkot

Rajkot is a city of Gujarat state in India and administrative headquarters of the
Rajkot District, located on the banks of the Aji River and Niari River. Rajkot is
located at 22.3° N 70.78° E. It has an average height of 134 metres. The city is
spread in the area of 104.86 square km. Rajkot was the former capital of the princely
state of Saurashtra. Rajkot was once a base for the Western States British government
office and rapidly expanded into a prosperous, lively business centre, with an old
city. This city is also associated with the Mahatma Gandhi, who lived here for several
years. Rajkot was the capital of the Saurashtra state from 15 April 1948 to 31 October
1956 before merging in bilingual Bombay State on 1 November 1956. Rajkot was merged
into Gujarat State from bilingual Bombay state on May 1, 1960. Today, the city of
Rajkot is the home of several temples. During summers, the temperature ranges between
24°C and 42°C. In winter, the temperature varies between 10°C and 24°C. The best
time to visit Rajkot is between the months of October and March. The weather of
Rajkot is the most pleasant at this time of the year.

Welcome to Rajkot! A city of One Million people, the Most Vibrant City of Saurashtra
region of Gujarat State.

The City provides the highest opportunities for economical growth and industrial
development in the region. The city has unique custom of Kathiawadi Culture and
provides maximum opportunity for art and handicraft development. The city has excellent
education facilities for primary education to advance university degree course.

Whether you close by of far away, I would like to encourage you to take advantage
of what Rajkot has to offer - quality city life, career , entertainment and business
opportunity and a strong sense of community.

We, Rajkot Municipal Corporation officials are working towards bringing out the
best our city to offer, building upon a philosophy of trust and partnership with
the citizens, in order to create a city which possesses both ease and vibrancy,
fully-equipped to handle the demands of the modern world. The aim of this web site
is to provide all citizens opportunity to know RMC and its progress.

I am sure your views, suggestions and opinions will provide us opportunity to be
more dynamic.

Welcome to the Rajkot Municipal Corporation`s website. This site is designed to
provided accurate and easy to use information on Rajkot Municipal Corporation`s
services and programs. We hope that you find this website useful and helpful.

For those of you that have chosen Rajkot as your home, you already appreciate the
qualities that make RMC a special place. Your own municipal government provides
many important services including e-Governance, water supply, sewerage service,
street maintenance, solid waste management, sanitation & urban health, care
and protection of city environment, primary education, fire & emergency service,
etc. Rajkot Municipal Corporation always tries to keep pace with changing time and
latest technology. To provide quality services to the citizens of Rajkot, RMC has
come up with a unique endeavour RITE eGovernance. By RITE eGovernance citizens of
Rajkot will be given Responsive, Intelligent, Transparent and Effective eGovernance
services. This is first of its kind visible approach towards integrated eGovernance
services, wherein innovative initiatives are implemented and are sustained since
inception. As a result of a long-time philosophy of innovation, the city government
leads the way in providing services in the most efficient ways possible. Continued
innovation, including technology investments, process reengineering, and the use
of private contractors rather than public payrolls, makes our services the least
expensive possible.

We also encourage people`s participation and community participation to showcase
to the other urban local bodies of India. You can be assured that together we can
continue to work to make our community a special place. We are happy to have you
as a part of the community. The web site will play a major role in this regard.

The residents of Rajkot can be assured that the RMC`s staff and myself are proactive
in taking steps to maintain and improve the quality of life for our residents.

RMC welcomes your positive suggestions in the development of city and its infrastructire.
You can give your suggestions in Citizen Forum on this website.